Lovejoy and Detroit Mercy host Eastern Michigan

Detroit Mercy Titans (3-5) at Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-2)

Ypsilanti, Michigan; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -6.5; over/under is 133.5

BOTTOM LINE: Detroit Mercy takes on Eastern Michigan after Orlando Lovejoy scored 28 points in Detroit Mercy’s 81-75 loss to the Rhode Island Rams.

The Eagles have gone 1-0 in home games. Eastern Michigan has a 1-1 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Titans have gone 1-2 away from home. Detroit Mercy is seventh in the Horizon League scoring 69.1 points per game and is shooting 40.5%.

Eastern Michigan is shooting 43.5% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 41.8% Detroit Mercy allows to opponents. Detroit Mercy averages 5.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 fewer makes per game than Eastern Michigan gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Terry averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, scoring 15.9 points while shooting 39.1% from beyond the arc.

Lovejoy is scoring 13.5 points per game and averaging 4.8 rebounds for the Titans.

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